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They are now analyzing the genetic fingerprints of the virus samples taken to trace chains of transmission and determine how commonly fully vaccinated people were infecting one another.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021

They are analyzing the genetic fingerprints of the virus samples taken now to trace chains of transmission and determine how commonly fully vaccinated people were infecting one another.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021

That was how the cats were infecting one another and their caretakers: Yeasts in their wounds and saliva flew from cat to cat when they fought or jostled or sneezed.

From Scientific American • May 18, 2021

About the only hives of human activity were the overwhelmed hospitals, where there were too few test kits for too many patients, who in turn were infecting others, including health care workers.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2020

No money was made available for treating MDR, yet drug-resistant strains were infecting an increasing percentage of the prison population.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French